The number of law school applicants has dropped for the upcoming academic year, according to new data released by the Law School Admission Council.

The numbers, as of June 2, show that American Bar Association-accredited law schools received 343,395 applications from 52,853 applicants for the 2017-18 school year. Compared with last year, applications are up 1.4 percent, but the actual number of applicants dropped 0.5 percent.

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